Nashville-based heavy duo Friendship Commanders are loudly introducing the upcoming release of their new album with two new dynamic tracks, “KEEPING SCORE” and “MELT” and their accompanying music videos.
Their new album BEAR is out October 10 on their new label home Magnetic Eye Records.
The official video for “MELT” was directed and edited by Jerry Roe, with cinematography by Jarad Clement and Roe, the video was shot at DRKMTTR, an essential Nashville venue where the band has built community and features familiar faces from the local music scene.
BEAR was co-produced by band members Buick Audra (guitars, vocals) and Jerry Roe (drums, bass) along with their longtime collaborator, Kurt Ballou, who also tracked the instrumental performances and mixed the record. The songs are unified in theme, one that runs throughout the record in various ways: the ever-elusive idea of belonging, where it occurs, and where it absolutely does not.
The dual singles illustrate the tonal expansiveness contained within the ten-track body of work; there is heaviness and also a kind of lightness. “KEEPING SCORE” sees songwriter Buick Audra confront cycles of women injuring girls due to being threatened by their existence, something she experienced personally. “MELT” addresses the loneliness and confusion that comes with being rejected by members of one’s own gender in adulthood.
